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Anti-Defamation League labels ‘OK’ hand gesture as racist

By Julio Rosas
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Anti-Defamation League labels ‘OK’ hand gesture as racist

The Anti-Defamation League has added the “OK” hand gesture and many other symbols to its “Hate on Display” online database.

The Anti-Defamation League said the “OK” sign “is an obvious and ancient gesture that has arisen in many cultures over the years with different meanings” but has since fallen to a hoax made up by users from 4chan where they promoted it as a symbol of white supremacy.

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